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orange creamsicle cupcakes (low cal.)

(1 rating)
CarolAJ avatar
Recipe by
Carol Junkins
@CarolAJ
Hanson, MA

Don't tell anyone that these only have 125 calories per cupcake and I won't mention it either ~ HaHa! So good and no worries! Fresh oranges and uses a cake mix. Makes 26 cupcakes ~ May want to cut in half or bring some to a party ! I made mine in a 13x9 pan and took a picture of it !

(1 rating)
yield 26 cupcakes
prep time 15 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For orange creamsicle cupcakes (low cal.)

  • ORANGE CUPCAKES:
  • 1 box
    vanilla cake mix ( could use reduced sugar mix)
  • 1 can
    (12 oz) diet orange pop (1 1/2 cups orange pop)
  • CREAMSICLE FROSTING:
  • 1
    8 oz container cool whip
  • 1 box
    sugar free vanilla pudding mix
  • 3/4 c
    skim milk
  • ORANGE FOOD COLORING (OR A MIX OF YELLOW AND RED)
  • JUICE OF ONE ORANGE (AND/OR 1/2 TSP. ORANGE EXTRACT FOR A STRONGER CITRUS FLAVOR
  • OPTIONAL: 1 ORANGE TO DECORATE

How To Make orange creamsicle cupcakes (low cal.)

  • 1
    Preheat oven 350DF and line 2 (12 muffin tins) with cupcake liners. Beat cake mix and pop together until batter is smooth and creamy. Pour cake mix into lined muffin tin, filling each cup about half way full. Place cupcakes in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes. While cupcakes are baking, mix together Pudding mix, milk, cool whip and food coloring.
  • 2
    Squeeze the juice of one orange into the frosting mixture. Squeeze orange upside down so no seeds don't get in the bowl. For a stronger citrus flavor, add 1/2 tsp. orange extract. Beat until smooth. When cupcakes come out of the oven, let cool completely before frosting. When ready to frost, turn a large ziplock bag inside out and scoop frosting into the corner of the bag with spatula. Turn ziplock bag right-side out squeezing frosting down into one corner. Snip the corner of the bag off with scissors. To pipe frosting, begin by making a large circle on top of the cupcake, flollowed by smaller circles, and simply pull up at the top. Decorate with thin slice of orange and cut each slice into 4 equal parts. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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